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President Trump tweets to support Bill Schuette for governor; spells his name wrong

"Attorney General Bill Shuette will be a fantastic Governor for the great State of Michigan," Trump tweeted. "I am bringing back your jobs and Bill will help!" That tweet was later deleted and this one -- with correct spelling -- was posted Sunday morning.

Attorney General Bill Schuette will be a fantastic Governor for the great State of Michigan. I am bringing back your jobs and Bill will help

Schuette, a Republican, responded to Trump's tweet later in the evening.

"Thank you @realDonaldTrump for your strong support. Working together, Michigan will start winning again with more jobs, growth & paychecks."

Schuette, in announcing his run for governor on Wednesday, promised that if elected, he would cut state income taxes, push Congress to repeal the Affordable Care Act, and bring the state more and better-paying jobs.

"Michigan needs leaders who are laser-focused on jobs," Schuette, 63, of Midland said during his announcement at the Midland County Fairgrounds.

When asked for comment Saturday on Trump's tweet, a spokeswoman for Schuette's campaign e-mailed the Free Press Schuette's tweet.

Trump's support comes as the governor's race is expected to expand soon to include another high-profile Republican candidate: Lt. Gov. Brian Calley.

Calley had been an early endorser of Trump during the presidential election until vulgar remarks Trump made about women surfaced. Calley then withdrew his support.

"The latest revelations about Donald Trump and his past make it impossible for me to maintain support of him," Calley told Gongwer News Service of Lansing in a statement in October. "It would be best for the party, and America, if Mr. Trump would step aside and allow the kind of option America could believe in."